Art Forgeries and Their Detection - the Scientia Review

History
For thousands of years, Artists have been sculpting and painting master
pieces. Until these artworks acquired monetary, forgeries weren’t a
problem, but once these pieces became more valuable, the number of
forgeries began to rise. As forgeries became more common, new and im-
proved methods of detection became necessary. Methods and tech-
niques such as carbon dating, white lead testing, and x-ray scanning have
been developed to determine the legitimacy of various works of art. Not
only Paintings, but also archeological artifacts have been forged.
Portrait of a woman X-
ray analysis reveled a
paint present that was-
n't invented until after
the death of the artist,
Francisco Goya.